AB-2783 • 2026

Court reporting.

Technology

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary (A) - (Assembly Members Kalra (Chair), Bauer-Kahan, Bryan, Connolly, Harabedian, Pacheco, Papan, Stefani, and Zbur)
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on when and how the Judicial Council will present its reports to the Legislature.

Court Reporting Changes

AB-2783 allows court reporters to be licensed through a new certification test and extends the remote court reporting pilot program.

What This Bill Does

Allows people to become licensed court reporters by passing the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification, in addition to existing CVR or CVR-S tests.
Extends the time that certain counties can run a trial project using remote court reporting until July 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want to become licensed court reporters in California.
Courts and judges in specific counties running remote court reporting trials.

Terms To Know

Court Reporter: A person who writes down everything said during a court hearing so that it can be used later if needed.
Remote Court Reporting: Using technology to record what happens in court from a place other than the courtroom itself.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much more it will cost or who will pay for extending the remote court reporting pilot program.
It is unclear if and when the Legislature will act on the reports given by the Judicial Council about these pilot projects.

Bill History

2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. P. & E.D.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-04-29 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-12 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee April 11.
2026-03-11 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2783, as amended, Committee on Judiciary.
Court reporting.
(1) Existing law establishes the Court Reporters Board of California for the licensure and regulation of shorthand reporters. Existing law generally requires an applicant for a license to, among other requirements, pass an examination consisting of 3 parts, one of which is labeled Dictation/Transcription (Machine/Skill). Under existing law, successful completion of the Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) or Certified Verbatim Reporter-Stenotype (CVR-S) certification administered through the National Verbatim Reporters Association satisfies the requirement to pass the Dictation/Transcription portion of the examination.
This bill would also allow successful completion of the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification administered through the National Court Reporters Association to satisfy the requirement to pass the
Dictation/Transcription portion of the examination.
(2) Existing law authorizes the superior court of 13 specified counties to conduct pilot projects, beginning on July 1, 2025, to study the potential use of remote court reporting to make the verbatim record of certain court proceedings under specified requirements. Existing law requires all pilot projects to terminate no later than July 1, 2026, and further requires the Judicial Council to prepare a report for the Legislature with the results from each participating superior court. Existing law repeals these provisions on June 1, 2027.
This bill would extend the duration of the pilot program and would require all pilot projects to terminate no later than July 1, 2028, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.
The bill would require the
superior courts in the Counties of Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Bernardino, San Mateo, and Tulare to submit data and information to the Judicial Council, as specified, and would require the Judicial Council to present that information and its own report to the Legislature by January 1, 2027.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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